Multiple cup holding device



y 1951 A. J. TRAUMULLER 2,551,715

MULTIPLE GUI HOLDING DEVICE Filed April 28, 1948 INVENTOR ARTHUR TRAUMULLER a; number of cups suspended "indicatingthemanner of supporting members.

Patented July 24, 1951 UNITED rem em OFFICE ."MUIJTIPLEI CUP HOLDING DEVICE Arthur J'. Traumiiller, Brooklyn, N Y. :Ap'plicationlAm-il 28, 1948, Serial'No. 23,753

P loacl lims. (013211-1-115) This-invention relates to "devices for holding a V pluralityhf cups forsuspen'sion 'beneathiai shelf or other horizontal s the invention deals'with a deviceofthisz-kind havupport. More particularly,

ing a central axis about'whichthei device'isfree "to rotate,so as to bring-the-cups suspended' from the "device; successively into accessible "position for removal.

The novel'features of'the invention will be best .understoodfrom the""following" descriptions'"when aken together with the 'accompanying drawing, in "which certain" embodiments of. theinveiition are disclosed, and'in'which the separate parts are designated by suitable": reference? characters in each'of the views, andimwhich:

Fig. 1 is a plan 'view of "the device, indicating therefrom.

showing the device attached to? a shelf or other "support, and omitting the c ups. "Fig. 3 is a" detailed-view of a' pa'rtof the device, assemblage of'thecup Fig. 4" is asection. and

Fig. 5is a'sectionon theline 5 5 of,-'Fig'; 1. It has been customary torprovidvwhat' have 1 been generallytermed ascup' hooks'i'orsupporting cups; as well as other. ar

similar supportyandl' in of this typeand kind have been made withmeans forretaining the" article against 1 "from" the Supporting hook.

ticlesirom ishlfror some "instances, devices "displacement "The object of my'present inventionisxtoprov'ide'a' cup 'or articlesupportingdevicefin the form of a rotatably *mountedrrplateor discxhaving thereon, a pluralityof cuppriartic'le engaging elements; whereby apluraiity offfcups'oriother .ar- "ticles "can be supportedin' nestedortcompactre- "lationshipito'each othehwhileat the same'tiniew rendering-each article accessible"JfOFTBmOVETTby rotation'of'the' disc.

In the construction shown, the? device com- I 0, of" any sfiitaiblesheet a; screw or other fastening peripher inf The cuts-rat l 5 As-each rod ll-is'of the same construction ythe brief description of one will applyto all. How- BVeIftO distinguish these rods'onefrom theother, the-hookorh anger end portions thereof willbe also have at their inner "endportio'ns; fing'erpieces hanger" ends l8I8are' shaped to=extend angularly tothe rod "I1; in the manner 'clearly il1ustrated in Fig; 1"

of the drawing; so as to support 1 pended from the hooks or hangers "00 [8 respectively; By this arrangement;

the open end 01 one cupis disposedsubstantially at right angles 130 the smear an 'adjac'ent cuppthus 1 producing the compact nesting,*- indicatedin Fig. 1. and

"facilitates areasonable 1 amount 1 of swinging of -each cup, without r other cup. rEr'om danger of clashing" into an- Fig. 1; it-will appear i that the peripheralout'er or lip edge of-one cupisdisposed in to swing within the opening of the adjacent cup. Consideringi Rig. :1 .i of. .the vdrawingx; it "will; also beefapparentl that the when tin operative ip'osition; are! normally within protruding. portion .1 onto the i-lower; iisurface: oi thexdisc-z rand 11in canthe boundariesz z'of.rthe:.idisc; exceptllforeas small thereof. llThe hooks-a extend junction with.thislower:surface the loopsxof the 1 hooks are. closed;

. woutwar'dly zonzthev .;thus ;;.-positi-ve1y retaining the cups against displacement. However, bycpushing fingerpieces l 9-19 the books 1 l8 I Baare brought beyond the limit: of the flange y. open thexxhooks detachment. of the "cups- In addition 130;. fi1fi; guide of I the mod 11. .inigthe l apertures I6, .the rods arefurther guided in. other apertures 2| .of. upwardly extending bearing. portions 22formed integrallywith the plate .10. H In fashioningthe. device from sheet materia1,..the

'. bearings 22 will form ratheriarge openings? 23in f the'sheet, and these openings register with elongat'ed openings 'I9'I9 0pera te in 24 in which I the l fingerpieces movement of the] hooks fl 8 l 8 .from'lthe closed. tothe open position and vice arena.

springs 26; which The apertures 24 are bordered by flange. portions 25, note Fig. 5 which aid in "concealing. coil are arranged upon the rods l1 between "the "bearings 22 and the fingerpieces structure of each pin, including its 'supportw'ith the springthereon; and the apertures'in which the fingerpieces are mounted; is the samein all U'Ffifi instances, the brief description of onewill apply toall. "Atthe base of the fingerat circumferentially spaced intervals b radial ribs 30.

It will be apparent from a consideration of.

Fig. l of the drawing,

It will thus be apparent, that in operating the pins I! to extend the hooks"I8-l8 outwardly that the pins or rods 'lT'L are mounted radially with respect to the axis l3,

2 on the disc in removal or attachment of the cups,ithe strain,

is radially and direct upon the axis, thereby maintaining the disc in position and against any rotarymovement. I From astandpoint of assemblage, it v will be apparent, .that the pins with the springs mounted thereon can be assembled as a ,unit by extending v hanger hooks being adapted to extend beyond the split walls of the flange 14, substantially as seen at It in Fig. 3 of the drawing and in splitting the vbearings 22, as at 3| and flaring the Walls thereof, as indicated at 22 andthen after assemblage of the pins, returning these parts to their normally alined position. ,It is also preferred that the dome ll be slightly greater in depth than the flange 14, so that a slight clearance will be provided between the flange and the shelf or support 32. At least, it is preferred that a non-bindingengagement be provided at this position so that the disc can be turned by hand in a free manner in swinging any of the cups in position for removal.

It will be apparent that 1 the device can bemounted on shelves where the shelf width is within the greatest diameter of r 'thecups as arranged onthe device. In, other words, .the greatest over-all width of the hung cups, as seen in Fig. '1 of'the drawing. It will be apparent that the device may be utilized to hang -a'ny desired numberof cups, and may beauti- .lized for hangingarticles of any type or kind.

Having fully described my invention, what I -iclaim as new and desire'to'secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A multiple cup holding device of thecharacter described comprising' a'" disc, means cen- 1 trallyof the disc for attachment of thedevice to a support, a plurality of rodsslidably mounted on the disc at circumferentially spaced intenvals;

one end portion of the rods having hanger hooks arranged upon'the-lower surface 'of the disc-, the

tither end'portion of the rods having fingerpieces :"disc, spring means on the rods cooperating with" extending downwardly through 'apertures in said means on the disc' to normally support? the I hanger I v hooks substantially. within peripheral boundaries of. the disc, and said hanger hooks being adapted to extend beyond peripheral;

2. A multiple ,cupholding deviceof the.

' gated apertures pthe disc having elongated apertures in alinemerit with the rods, and said'fin'gerpieces extending through and operating in said apertures.

3. A multiple cup holding device of the character, described comprising a disc, means centrally of the disc for attachment of the device :to a'support,.a plurality of rods slidably mounted at circumferentially spaced intervals, one end portion of the rods having hanger ,hooks; arranged upon the lower surface of the disc, the other end portion of the rods having downwardly extending fingerpieces projecting from the lower surface of said disc, spring means on the rods cooperating with means on the disc to normally support the hanger hooks substantially within perpheral' boundaries of the ,disc, said peripheral boundaries of the disc by actuation of the rods by said fingerpieces against the action of saidspring means, the disc'having elonin alinement with the rods, said finger'piec'es extending through and operating in said apertures, and the walls of said apertures having downwardly extending side flanges.

.4. A.multiple,cup holding device of the'character described comprising a disc, means centrally of the disc for attachment of the device to a support, a plurality of rods radially mounted onthe disc at circumferentially spaced intervals, one end. portion of the rods having hanger the lower surface of the hooks arranged upon disc, the other end portion of the rods having downwardly extending fin-gerpieces projecting from the lower surface of said disc, spring ,means on the rods cooperating with means on the 'disc to normally support the hanger hooks-substantially within peripheral boundaries of, the

, disc, said hanger hooks being adapted to, ex-

tend. beyond peripheral the action of said spring boundaries of the disc by actuation oi the rods by said fingerpieces against means, the dischaving elongated apertures Iinalinement with the rods,

, said fingerpieces extending through'and operating in said apertures, the walls of saidapertures having downwardly extending side flanges}- and the periphery of the disc having an upwardly extending flange portion inwhich the rod's 'fare slidably mounted.

, to a support, a

' 5'. A mu1up1e cup holding device ofitn character described 'co prising. a, disc, means c'entrally of the disc for attachmentof thedevice plurality of rods radially mounted on the disc at circumierentially spaced intervals,

arranged upon I v4 65. boundaries of the disc'by actuation of the rods by said fingerpieces against the action otsaid springlmeansh- 1 surface of said disc, springmeans, on cooperating with one end portion of..the rods having hanger hooks the lower surface of thedisc, the otherend portion of the rods having downwardly extending fingerp'ieces projecting from the lower the. rods means on the .disc to normally support the hanger hooks substantially within peripheral boundaries of the disc, said hanger hooks being adapted to extend beyond peripheral ,boundaries of the disc by actuation,

of, the rods bytsaid fingerpieces against the action of said spring means, the

[arranged-upon the lower surface of, thedisc, the-' 7s disc having elongated apertures in alinement wlth the rods, said fingerpieces extending through and operating in said aper tures, the walls of said apertures having downwardly extending side flanges, the periphery of the disc having an upwardly extending flange portion in which the rods are slidably mounted, and means reinforcing the disc intermediate the rod sectionsthereof.

6. A multiple cup holding device of the char acter described comprising a disc, means centrally of the disc for attachment of the device to a support, a plurality of rods radially mounted on the disc at circumferentially spaced intervals. one end portion of the rods having hanger hooks arranged upon the lower surface of the disc, the other end portion of the rods having downwardly extending flngerpieces projecting from the lower surface of said disc, spring means on the rods cooperating with means on the disc to normally support the hanger hooks substantially within peripheral boundaries of the disc, said hanger hooks being adapted to extend beyond peripheral boundaries of the disc by actuation of the rods by said fingerpieces against the action of said spring means, the disc having elongated apertures in alinement with the rods, said fingerpieces extending through and operating in said apertures, the walls of said apertures having downwardly extending side flanges, the periphery of the disc having an upwardly extending flange portion in which the rods are slidably mounted, and means reinforcing the disc intermediate the rod sections thereof and the peripheral and axial portions of said disc.

7. A device of the character described comprising a disc having a central upwardly domed portion, an upwardly extending circumferential flange, the disc having circumferentially spaced radial apertures between the dome and flange portions thereof, upwardly extending bearings at the outer ends of said apertures, the peripheral flange having apertures in alinement with the first named apertures and said bearings, rods slidably mounted in the bearings and extending through the apertures of said peripheral flange, outer ends of the rods having downwardly, inwardly and angularly extending suspending hooks normally arranged upon the lower surface of the disc, inner ends of the rods having downwardly extending flngerpieces operating in the radial apertures of said disc, and springs on said rods between the fingerpieces and said bearings l and adapted to normally retain the suspending hooks under the lower surface of said disc.

8. A device of the character described comprising a disc having a central upwardly domed portion, an upwardly extending circumferential flange, the disc having circumferentially spaced radial apertures between the dome and flange portions thereof, upwardly extending bearings at the outer ends of said apertures, the peripheral flange having apertures in alinement with the flrst named apertures and said bearings, rods slidably mounted in the bearings and extending through the apertures of said peripheral flange, outer ends of the rods having downwardly, inwardly and angularly extending suspending hooks normally arranged upon the lower surface of the disc, inner ends of the rods having downwardly extending flngerpieces operating in the radial apertures of said disc, springs on said rods between the fingerpieces and said bearings and adapted to normally retain the suspending hooks under the lower surface of said disc, and means for reinforcing said disc.

9. A device of the character described comprising a disc having a central upwardly domed portion, an upwardly extending circumferential flange, the disc having circumferentially spaced radial apertures between the dome and flange portions thereof, upwardly extending bearings at the outer ends of said apertures, the peripheral flange having apertures in alinement with the first. named apertures and said bearings, rods slidably mounted in the bearings and extending through the apertures of said peripheral flange,

outer ends of the rods having downwardly, inwardly and angularly extending suspending hooks normally arranged upon the lower surface of the disc, inner ends of the rods having downwardly extending fingerpieces operating in the radial apertures of said disc, springs on said rods between the flngerpieces and said bearings and adapted to normally retain the suspending hooks under the lower surface. of said disc, and said bearings and the peripheral flange of the disc having means facilitating attachment of the rod units with said disc.

10. A device of the character described comprising a disk having a central upwardly domed portion, an upwardly extending circumferential flange, the disc having circumferentially spaced radial apertures between the dome and flange portions thereof, upwardly extending bearings at the outer ends of said apertures, the peripheral flange having apertures in alinement with the first named apertures and said bearings, rods slidably 'mounted in the bearings and extending through the apertures of said peripheral flange, outer ends of the rods having downwardly, inwardly and angularly extending suspending hooks normally arranged upon the lower surface of the disc, inner ends of the rods having downwardly extending fingerpieces operating in the radial apertures of said disc, springs on said rods between the flngerp-ieces and said bearings and adapted to normally retain the suspending hooks under the lower surface of said disc, said bearnigs and the peripheral flange of the disc having means facilitating attachment of the rod units with said disc, and the elongated apertures being bordered by downwardly extending side flanges.

ARTHUR J. TRAUMULLER.

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